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MS Project 1
This document investigates the features of MS Project 2007 (MSP) using as an example the garage building project from Lock (Lock D. Project Management. 6th edition. Gower 1996).
The Blackboard site also has copies of the MS Project file as it should appear at various points during the exercise, so you might, for example, wish to download a sample copy of garast4.mpp before starting section 4.
As you work through these notes, make a note of any features you find puzzling or difficult, or any features you would like to have seen which appear to be absent, as there will be an opportunity to discuss these in the coursework.
1. LOADING TASKS, DEPENDENCIES AND DURATIONS
0.1 Start
0.2 Finish
1.0 Doors
1.1 Make and prime door frame
1.2 Position door frame
1.3 Make doors
1.4 Prime doors
1.5 Hang doors
2.0 Roof
2.1 Cut roof timbers
2.2 Fit roof timbers
2.3 Fit roof sheets
2.4 Fit gutters and pipes
2.5 Seal roof
2.6 Fit fascia boards
3.0 Walls
3.1 Dig foundations
3.2 Concrete foundations
3.3 Lay bricks
3.4 Case lintel and build parapets
3.5 Fit RSJ lintel
4.0 Painting
4.1 Paint
5.0 Drains
5.1 Dig soak away
5.2 Lay rubble and drain
5.3 Fill in
5.4 Make good concrete over trench
6.0 Floor
6.1 Lay floor base
6.2 Lay floor screed
Figure 1.1 WBS for garage construction project
Each task in a project should be identified by a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) code. A WBS is a tree or hierarchical structure which is one of the foundations of a project plan. MS Project refers to the tasks at the top level of the hierarchy (such as 5.0 Drains) as ‘summary tasks’ and lower levels tasks as subtasks. MS Project will assign WBS codes for you, but we will set it up ourselves. The WBS for the garage construction project is shown in Figure 1.1.
Start your browser and download the file Garast1.mpp from the module web page and save it onto your disc. This file contains most of the task data for the garage project (to save you the
This document investigates the features of MS Project 2007 (MSP) using as an example the garage building project from Lock (Lock D. Project Management. 6th edition. Gower 1996).
The Blackboard site also has copies of the MS Project file as it should appear at various points during the exercise, so you might, for example, wish to download a sample copy of garast4.mpp before starting section 4.
As you work through these notes, make a note of any features you find puzzling or difficult, or any features you would like to have seen which appear to be absent, as there will be an opportunity to discuss these in the coursework.
1. LOADING TASKS, DEPENDENCIES AND DURATIONS
0.1 Start
0.2 Finish
1.0 Doors
1.1 Make and prime door frame
1.2 Position door frame
1.3 Make doors
1.4 Prime doors
1.5 Hang doors
2.0 Roof
2.1 Cut roof timbers
2.2 Fit roof timbers
2.3 Fit roof sheets
2.4 Fit gutters and pipes
2.5 Seal roof
2.6 Fit fascia boards
3.0 Walls
3.1 Dig foundations
3.2 Concrete foundations
3.3 Lay bricks
3.4 Case lintel and build parapets
3.5 Fit RSJ lintel
4.0 Painting
4.1 Paint
5.0 Drains
5.1 Dig soak away
5.2 Lay rubble and drain
5.3 Fill in
5.4 Make good concrete over trench
6.0 Floor
6.1 Lay floor base
6.2 Lay floor screed
Figure 1.1 WBS for garage construction project
Each task in a project should be identified by a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) code. A WBS is a tree or hierarchical structure which is one of the foundations of a project plan. MS Project refers to the tasks at the top level of the hierarchy (such as 5.0 Drains) as ‘summary tasks’ and lower levels tasks as subtasks. MS Project will assign WBS codes for you, but we will set it up ourselves. The WBS for the garage construction project is shown in Figure 1.1.
Start your browser and download the file Garast1.mpp from the module web page and save it onto your disc. This file contains most of the task data for the garage project (to save you the